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I was still a young sprout, 24 years old and still learning my trade: Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning.
I received a call from a customer I had done work for the previous day in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. She mentioned there were still stains on her dining room carpet which she had not noticed after I finished the carpet cleaning. I said I would take a look and be there within the next hour.
It was raining when I left my home. It was dark,shadows were everywhere, they engulfed the night like

In the carpet cleaning industry there are 4 elements of cleaning of which the public is not aware.They are referred to as TACT.
These 4 letters translate into: 1.Time; which allows the cleaning agent to dislodge soil. 2. Agitation; or friction to further dissolve dirt and soil. 3. Chemical; the precise amount and appropriate agent based on fiber content. 4.Temperature;The correct amount of heat; from tepid to hot, again based on fiber content.
The truth is, I can

Many people who have never had their carpets or upholstery cleaned may feel they are better off doing the cleaning themselves by renting a machine from a store which provides this service.
In my many years in the carpet and upholstery cleaning business, I have rarely found someone who is pleased with doing this laborious task.
Here are a few complaints I’m accustomed to hearing:
1. The machine wasn’t powerful enough.
2.It took me half a day to go to the store, pick up a heavy machine, place it

For about 15 years every fall and spring, I’ve cleaned carpets for a wonderful elderly woman now in her mid eighties named Sarah, in Ridgewood NJ.
One mid-October day a few years ago, after the carpet cleaning was done,we were having a conversation on various subjects as it seemed we always did right before I would leave. Sarah mentioned that with Halloween coming up in a few days that she would have to bring her MAGIC DOLL HOUSE down from the attic.
” What is that?” I asked.
Sarah explained

I was cleaning carpets in Ridgewood NJ on this bright and beautiful day, September 11th 2001. My name is John Layton I’m the owner of John’s Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning in Hackensack,NJ.
After completing our first job of the day,my partner Ron and I were driving cross-town when he got a call from his friend saying that an airplane had crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City.I remember thinking as further reports on the radio confirmed that it may have been a terror attack on our

My carpet & upholstery cleaning job was located in Palisades Park NJ, not far from the once famous PALISADES AMUSEMENT PARK. I hadn’t met my client, all I knew after speaking with him on the phone was that he was a clinical psychologist,specializing in human behavior. He seemed like a mild-mannered agreeable chap.
I arrived at 9am,rang the doorbell, and I heard a man’s voice from within say, “Are you here to clean the carpets? I replied in the affirmative. He continued, “Please come in, I’ll be

An air conditioner is a great asset to have on a hot and humid day for our own comfort, but also to help dry a carpet that has just been cleaned because it will remove moisture from the air. But, if the air is fairly dry an open window is helpful.

While I use an exceptional carpet and upholstery cleaning method to bring back life and beauty to your carpets ,rugs ,and furniture which is in itself an exceptional value,there are other aspects of added value that I give my customer at no additional cost which will prove to be important to your satisfaction with my service.
1.GLIDER WAND… This attachment to the cleaning and creates more airflow thru the carpet fibers thus removing more dirt and soil and dramatically reducing drying time.